Moms Goulash Recipes

MOM'S GOULASH

Steps:

• Season beef with salt, pepper, and paprika.
• Brown seasoned beef and onion in oil until all sides are brown. Cover with water and simmer for 3 to 4 hours or until tender. Add water whenever level goes below the ingredients.
• An hour before serving, add potatoes and chili.

MOM'S GOULASH

Steps:

• Saute hamburger with chopped onion. Drain grease.
• Add Worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper.
• Cook macaroni in boiling water until tender; drain.
• Add cooked macaroni to hamburger.
• Add canned tomatoes, peas and/or corn.
• Cook until thick, stirring occasionally.
• Top with Parmesan cheese, optional.

MOM'S SIMPLE GOULASH

Steps:

• Fry hamburger, pepper, and onion in large skillet.
• Drain fat if needed (if you're not sure, you can also only cook the macaroni part way so that while simmering the uncooked pasta will soak up excess moisture when added to the mixture).
• Add remaining ingredients and heat well.
• Add macaroni and heat through.

MOM'S GOULASH

Steps:

• Cook the macaroni to al dente according to package directions.While it's cooking, brown the ground beef and onion together in an extra-large skillet or in a dutch oven.Drain and season with spices to taste.In a large bowl, mash tomatoes with a potato masher and add to beef along with the ketchup.Drain macaroni and add to the beef mixture, stirring well.Taste and add additional seasoning as needed.I didn't need to add any tomato juice to mine, but if you like yours very juicy you can add as much tomato juice as you like.Phyllis adds it to her leftovers, which I would also recommend because the noodles tend to soak up all the juice with time.

MOMS' HUNGARIAN GOULASH

Steps:

• Which ever type of meat you use, cut into bite size pieces and set aside. Roughly chop your onions and peppers and in large pot add oil, onions, peppers and saute til soft add meat and just brown slightly. Add paprika, cayenne (if using). To this also add your flour and stir until combined. Don't add all 4 cups of water at once! Add enough water to just cover (you should still be able to see the meat - too much water and you'll make soup).
• Cover and bring to boil. Once this boils, lower heat to med low and let simmer for about 1 1/2 hours. It has to cook slowly to really absorb flavors and the meat must be very soft. Stir occasionally so that the bottom doesn't stick and burn and if you need to add LITTLE bit of water. It has to be thick once it's cooked through.
• Test your meat for doneness, if it's easily cut with a fork it's good. Season with salt and pepper. You can serve with cooked noodles, rice or mashed potatoes.
• We do the mashed potatoes. And if we have leftover mashed potatoes (I make a lot of mashed potatoes!) I always make my "Potato Fake Out".

MOM'S GOULASH IN THE MICROWAVE

Steps:

• Bring a pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add the macaroni, and cook until tender, about 8 minutes. Drain.
• Meanwhile, crumble the ground beef into a 2 quart or larger casserole dish. Add the onion, celery and garlic. Cook in the microwave on High for 5 to 6 minutes, or until beef is no longer pink. Stir once during cooking. Drain off the grease.
• Stir the tomatoes, tomato sauce and sugar into the beef, and season with paprika, oregano, caraway seed, cayenne pepper and salt. Cover, and cook in the microwave on power level 8 for about 14 minutes, or until celery is tender and the flavors have blended.
• Remove from the microwave, and mix in the cooked macaroni. Cook for 2 to 3 more minutes, until heated through. Serve.

MY MOM'S GOULASH

Steps:

• Mix all of the ingredients together except the noodles and cook until onion and celery are tender.
• Add this to 1-lb macaroni noodles or a package of egg noodles which has been cooked.
• in a separate pot according to directions.
• Add minced garlic with salt and pepper.
• Then add the Bay leaf and Marjoram in the last 30 minutes of cooking.
• Note: You can add your own spices to the mix as well.